Indonesia, July 16 -- Indonesia and China have strengthened vocational education in the maritime sector by establishing the Sino-Indonesian Shipbuilding Technology Academy (SISTA), based at Diponegoro University in Semarang, Central Java.

The establishment was marked by the signing of a framework agreement on Wednesday, July 15, between Diponegoro University's Vocational School and three Chinese partners: Jiangsu Shipping College (JSSC), Zhongtian Technology Group Marine Engineering Co., Ltd., and the Nantong International Economic and Technical Cooperation Association (NTFEC).

Diponegoro University's Vocational School Dean, Professor Budiyono, said on Thursday that SISTA is a strategic step toward strengthening partnerships to cultivat...